The Kindle Killer, a Tolstoy Museum Reopens, and More

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from
publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for
all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's
stories:

Hearst Corp. released its first image and a few details about Skiff, its new e-reader device to be unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (Mediaweek).

Rumors of an early year release for a new, highly anticipated Apple e-reader (unofficially named "iSlate") have one industry expert already tagging it "The Kindle Killer" (Huffington Post). A thorough breakdown of prospective specs can be found at Gizmodo.